FvwmConsole(1)

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NAME

6       FvwmConsole - an fvwm command input interface
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SYNOPSIS

10       Module FvwmConsole [options]
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12       FvwmConsole  can  only  be invoked by fvwm.  Command line invocation of
13       the FvwmConsole module will not work.
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DESCRIPTION

17       FvwmConsole allows the user to type fvwm configuration commands  inter‐
18       actively,  and  have  them executed immediately.  This tool is particu‐
19       larly useful for testing new configuration ideas, or  for  implementing
20       temporary changes to your environment.
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INVOCATION

24       FvwmConsole must be spawned as a module by fvwm.  FvwmConsole takes all
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27       FvwmConsole can be invoked by inserting the line  'Module  FvwmConsole'
28       in the .fvwm2rc file.  This can be placed on a line by itself, if Fvwm‐
29       Console is to be spawned during fvwm's initialization, or can be  bound
30       to a menu or mouse button or keystroke to invoke it later.
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CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

34       FvwmConsole  uses  xterm(1).  All resources set for xterm are inherited
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37              Module FvwmConsole -g 40x10 -fg black -bg green3
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39       A different terminal emulator can be specified with the  -terminal  op‐
40       tion.   However,  only  terminal  programs  that understand the options
41       -name, -title and -e can be used.
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43              Module FvwmConsole -terminal rxvt
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45       Previous versions of FvwmConsole supported a -e option to choose a dif‐
46       ferent front-end.  Although this option is still provided for backwards
47       compatibility its use is discouraged unless you know exactly  what  you
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50              Module FvwmConsole -e FvwmConsoleC.pl
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52       (see FvwmConsoleC.pl(1)).
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54       Also X resources can be set in your ~/.Xdefaults file:
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56              FvwmConsole*VT100*geometry: 40x4
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COMMAND EDITING

62       There  are a few options.  If the GNU readline library is available, it
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65       If Perl5 is installed, FvwmConsoleC.pl can be used as a command editor.
66       This  can  be accomplished by either copying FvwmConsoleC.pl to fvwmlib
67       directory as FvwmConsoleC or invoking FvwmConsole with -e option.   For
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70              Module FvwmConsole -e FvwmConsoleC.pl
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72       If  neither  one  is  installed,  a simple input reading function which
73       doesn't have editing capabilities is used.
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75       GNU readline and FvwmConsoleC.pl have some frequent  used  commands  in
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77       tails, refer GNU readline man and info pages, and  FvwmConsoleC.pl  man
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80              Ctrl-A  - beginning of line
81              Ctrl-B  - previous char
82              Ctrl-D  - delete char
83              Ctrl-E  - end of line
84              Ctrl-F  - next char
85              Ctrl-H  - backspace
86              Ctrl-K  - erase to the end of line
87              Ctrl-N  - next line
88              Ctrl-P  - previous line
89              Ctrl-R  - search reverse
90              Ctrl-U  - delete line
91              Meta-B  - previous word
92              Meta-F  - next word
93              Esc <   - beginning of history
94              Esc >   - end of history
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EXITING

98       FvwmConsole can be stopped by entering the EOF character (usually CTRL-
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101       Note! Do not use the "quit" command, as this is an fvwm builtin: typing
102       "quit" at the FvwmConsole command line will cause fvwm to exit.
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AUTHOR

110       FvwmConsole is the original work of Toshi Isogai.
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1143rd Berkeley Distribution   19 October 2022 (2.7.0)             FvwmConsole(1)